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Drama in Parliament after Speaker uses ‘showdown’

There was laughter and loud cheers in Parliament after the Speaker, Alban Bagbin used 'showdown' in his closing remarks on the 2024 budget presentation....

Budget 2024 in pictures

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta appeared before Parliament to present the government's 2024 Economic Policy and Budget Statement. The purpose of the presentation was to...

Ofori-Atta to present 2024 budget today

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is set to present the government's 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy in Parliament. This presentation aims to outline strategies for...

Gov’t secures €50m to reconstruct La General Hospital

Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has announced that, Ministry of Finance has secured €50 million in local funding for the reconstruction of the La...

Speaker cannot issue instructions – Majority leader on post budget workshop

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu has stated that, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin cannot dictate to the House about the venue of the post...

Bawumia meets Majority Caucus

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Monday visited Parliament to engage with the Majority Caucus....

Catholic Bishops’ Conference calls for review of Constitution

The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), Most Rev. Matthew K. Gyamfi, has called for a review of the 1992 Constitution in...

No hotel is as comfortable as my home – Joe Osei-Owusu

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu is the latest legislator to support the decision to hold the annual post-budget workshop outside Accra...

2024 budget must lessen tax burden – GNCCI

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Mark Badu-Aboagye has suggested the 2024 budget must lessen tax...

Hold post 2024 Budget workshop in Parliament – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed that the Post 2024 Budget Workshop be held in Parliament. The decision was made after members of...

Parliament summons Interior Minister over Sege-Electrochem Ghana feud

Parliament has called on Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery to present a comprehensive briefing to the House concerning the recent shooting incident in Sege, Greater...

Vice Chair of Parliament’s Muslim Caucus distances himself from statement cautioning Sam George

The Vice Chairman of the Parliamentary Muslim Caucus, Alhaji Yusif Sulemana has distanced himself from a press statement issued on behalf of the caucus...

Henry Quartey shuts Okudzeto down in Parliament

Two Members of Parliament clashed over an attempt to get clarity from the Speaker of Parliament on how they should respond to an address...

Kan-Dapaah, AgyemanG-Manu appear before Parliament today

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu and National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah are expected to appear before Parliament today, November 9, 2023. Mr Kan-Dapaah's appearance is...

Parliament advocates for safety of journalists

Parliament is advocating for the safety and protection of journalists to allow them discharge their duties without fear or favour. The House has stated...

Akosombo Dam spillage: MPs fight over govt’s response to disaster

Tempers were high in Parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers verbally fought each other over government's response to the devastating flooding caused by the spillage...

We’ll scrutinise 2024 budget – Minority

The Minority in Parliament says it will ensure proper scrutiny of what it terms the Akufo-Addo government’s farewell budget to deal with the suffering...

Majority Leader opposes sole use of Ghana card for voter registration

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has voiced his concerns regarding the Electoral Commission's (EC) proposal to make the Ghana Card the exclusive document for...

Parliament sets date for 2024 budget presentation

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the last Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government for the 2023 Financial Year to Parliament...

EC wants new CI submitted to Parliament withdrawn – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

It has come to light that the Electoral Commission (EC) has requested for the withdrawal of the Constitutional Instrument on the creation of the...

Parliament proposes Nov. 15 for 2024 Budget presentation

Parliament has proposed November 15, 2023, for the presentation of the 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government. Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin...

EC lays C.I. for creation of Guan constituency

The Electoral Commission (EC) has laid a Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) before Parliament for the creation of the Guan Constituency in the Oti Region. The C.I....

Parliament resumes sitting today

Parliament is set to resume sitting today, October 31, 2023, after going on recess in August. This will commence the Third Meeting of the Third...

Parliament resumes sitting tomorrow

Parliament is set to resume sitting on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, after going on recess in August. This will commence the Third Meeting of...

Hundreds join Ga State to bid farewell to late queenmother [Photos]

Hundreds of mourners on Saturday thronged the Ga Mantse's Palace at North Kaneshie for the final funeral rites of the Ga Manye, Naa Dedei...

Annoh-Dompreh reacts to Minority’s claim on NIB collapse

Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has dismissed claims by the Minority about the government's intention to collapse the National Investment Bank (NIB). According to...

Supreme Court ruling on Gyakye Quayson’s case scandalous – Atuguba

Former Supreme Court Justice, Justice William Atuguba, has taken on the Supreme Court over its judgment in the case of the Assin North Member...

Parliament to summon VRA over dam spillage after devastating floods – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Member, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said Parliament will summon officials of the Volta River Authority (VRA) to answer...

Dialysis crisis: Minority ready to support govt to deal with menace – Akandoh

The Minority in Parliament says it is ready to support the government to completely deal with the dialysis crisis as stakeholders race against time...

Gomoa West MP spends parliamentary break in the classroom; teaches Apam SHS students [Photos]

Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, Richard Gyan, spent his parliamentary break teaching at his alma mater, Apam Senior High School in the Central...

Maternity, paternity Bill presented to Parliament

A Private Member’s Bill proposing an amendment to extend maternity leave from three months to four months has been laid in Parliament.  The Bill, which...

Leaked tape probe: I’m not biased against Dampare – Atta Akyea

Samuel Atta Akyea, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee investigating a leaked tape plotting the removal of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr...

People are better represented in old age – Former Builsa North MP

Former Member of Parliament for Builsa North, Timothy Ataboadey Awontirim has stated some reasons why there is a need for politicians to vie for...

We won’t support Minority to drag Addison to Parliament – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said they won’t back the Minority to summon the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG),...

Majority Leader’s tribute in memory of Hon Felix Owusu-Adjapong

The first week in October 2023 has been one of anguish. The week has been full of thorns and thistles for the New Patriotic...

Minority sends strong message to BoG

The Minority caucus in Parliament says it will treat any business concerning the Bank of Ghana (BoG) differently as long as the Governor, Dr...

Minority hits back at BoG Governor

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has taken on the Governor Bank of Ghana (BoG) over his refusal to resign from...

Enact strong laws to combat terrorism – Akufo-Addo to Commonwealth Parliaments

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has challenged Parliaments within the Commonwealth to enact strong legislation to curtail cross-border movement of illegal arms to combat...

Summon Addison before Parliament – Nana Akomea tells Minority

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea has said the Minority in Parliament cannot remove Governor of Bank of Ghana,...

Exclusive photos from #OccupyBoG demo that had hundreds marching in Accra

The much-anticipated #OccupyBoG protest led by Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) took place on the streets of Accra on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. ...